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10 times Royal Family carried on through nasty injuries – from Prince William’s broken arm to King Charles’ eye patch

THE Princess of Wales was today pictured with bandages on her finger following a "trampoline" accident.

Kate, 41, said it was her own fault after "jumping around" on the bouncy equipment.

The Princess of Wales was today pictured with bandages on her finger following a 'trampoline' accident
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The Princess of Wales was today pictured with bandages on her finger following a 'trampoline' accidentCredit: Splash

She styled out her injury with a navy power suit as she toured HMP High Down in Surrey.

But it's not the first time The Firm have got themselves into a right royal rumble which left them battered and bruised.

Will's sling

Prince William broke his finger in 1999
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Prince William broke his finger in 1999Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd

The Prince of Wales managed to break his finger in 1999 - and surgery left him in a sling.

But it didn't stop the then 16-year-old attending the christening of his godson, Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece, in London.

King Charles' eye patch

The King was taken to hospital after getting sawdust in his eye
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The King was taken to hospital after getting sawdust in his eyeCredit: Getty

His Majesty was forced to cover up an eye with a massive bandage after sawdust got in it.

He had been hacking down a tree in his garden in 2001 when he was forced into hospital with the injury.

Hobbling Harry

Harry broke his toe on a weekend bender with pals before heading to the Antactic
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Harry broke his toe on a weekend bender with pals before heading to the AntacticCredit: Handout - Getty

The Duke of Sussex broke his toe while on a weekender bender with pals in Norfolk.

Recalling the 2013 carnage, he wrote in memoir Spare: "We drank and smoked and partied till dawn.

"And then, while trying to reassemble one of the rooms we'd rearranged, I dropped a heavy chair with brass wheels onto my foot."

He only remembered he'd done it the morning he was due to set off on a 200-mile expedition across Antarctica.

Speaking of the pain he felt, Harry wrote: "Silly injury. But debilitating. I could barely walk."

Prince Philip's broken hip

Prince Philip managed without a walking aid at Harry and Meghan's wedding after breaking his hip
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Prince Philip managed without a walking aid at Harry and Meghan's wedding after breaking his hipCredit: Getty - Pool

The late Duke of Edinburgh managed to break his hip shortly before grandson Harry's wedding to Meghan Markle.

Remarkably, Prince Philip managed without a walking aid at the May 2018 pomp and pageantry-filled bonanza at Windsor Castle.

Queen knee surgery

The Queen needed crutches to get around after tearing cartilage in her knee
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The Queen needed crutches to get around after tearing cartilage in her knee

In 2003, Her Majesty was admitted to hospital for keyhole surgery.

She had torn the cartilage in her right knee while out on a walking trip.

The Queen needed crutches to get around and later in the year she underwent the same operation on her left knee.

Anne's agony

Princess Anne hit the deck alongside The Queen's horse Goodwill in Kiev, Soviet Union, 1973
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Princess Anne hit the deck alongside The Queen's horse Goodwill in Kiev, Soviet Union, 1973Credit: AP:Associated Press

Princess Anne managed to sprain her right wrist during a nasty fall from her horse - leaving her in a sling.

It happened during a three day eventing competition at the 1973 European Championships in Kyiv.

She was forced to pull out of the event, which was then in the Soviet Union.

Princess royally unlucky

Princess Anne could not remember anything after falling off her horse at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada
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Princess Anne could not remember anything after falling off her horse at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, CanadaCredit: Alamy

The Princess Royal had another huge equestrian injury when she fell from her horse during the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

She recalled: "It was going very well and then I don’t remember anything else. Nothing at all."

Fortunately, Princess Anne was wearing a helmet when she tumbled off The Queen's horse Goodwill during the three-day event.

Zara knocked out

Zara has picked up many equestrian injuries throughout her career, including this tumble at the Burghley Horse Trials in 2017
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Zara has picked up many equestrian injuries throughout her career, including this tumble at the Burghley Horse Trials in 2017Credit: Charles Cunningham/Bav Media

Just like her mother, Zara Tindall is a keen equestrian, but she too has been through the wars thanks to her love of horses.

She was left unconscious following a horrific fall at an international riding competition in 2004.

Mike's horror tackle

A tackle left Mike Tindall with a misplaced rib which punctured his lung and tore his liver in 2008
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A tackle left Mike Tindall with a misplaced rib which punctured his lung and tore his liver in 2008Credit: Action Images

Injuries are an occupational hazard for any rugby player, and no more so than for Zara's husband Mike Tindall.

The former England Centre was lucky to be alive after a tackle left him with a misplaced rib which punctured his lung.

The bone also tore an "inch wide and inch deep" hole in his liver, leaving him in a horrific state during a Six Nations England game against Wales.

Recalling the 2008 incident, the I'm A Celeb star said: "My condition was compounded by air released between the lungs and ribs from the hole in my lung.

"The biggest concern was my internal bleeding."

He made a swift recovery.

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Queen Mother's fish bone

The Queen mother had to be hospitalised after a fish bone lodged in her throat
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The Queen mother had to be hospitalised after a fish bone lodged in her throatCredit: Rex

The Queen Mother, who died aged 101 in 2002, spent four days in hospital after a fish bone got lodged in her throat.

She was rushed for emergency surgery at the King Edward VIII Hospital in London following the horror at Royal Lodge, Windsor, in 1982.

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